Board Election Candidate Information

Returning Board Members:

Will Lutat David Fekke Paulo Lorenzo

Members on Ballot: Janet Frampton Jody R Janci M Peter King (incumbent president) Cameron Winship (incumbent treasurer) Barbara Salazar Tom Rizzo Katherine Isaacs

JRC Board Candidate Statements

Jody Rutz I have been a member of JRC for roughly 6 months. In that time, I have been involved in planning social events. Jeannie and I have planned both the summer party as well as the holiday party coming up. I also helped organize JRCs involvement in the Head of the Hooch. I am happy to continue organizing social events and race weekends.

I hope to see our membership grow. I feel we could be more active as a club in recruiting new members. I plan to work with the city and other organizations to fundraise for improving our equipment and boat house. Ideally a nice new boat house is the goal! I would like to look at other rowing clubs and see if we can adopt any of there ideas to improve our club. I plan to improve communication among members. I feel if we had more of a schedule for when people are rowing, we may be able to have more people out on the water. I hope to explore some coaching during the week, as it is difficult for members to make every weekend. I have changed my work schedule so I am more available for weekend rowing.

Barbara Sanchez-Salazar

I am running for the JRC Board for two reasons. First I believe that the youth team should have some representation at the Board level. Second, I have been involved with JRC since my return to Jacksonville in 1989 and while I attend Board meetings to bring to the Board a memory/brain of the past and to assist with Board legal issues, I have not had a voting seat on the Board since 2001. I would like to combine my rowing experience, administrative efforts, legal talents, extensive files, and historical memory into a voting seat on the Board.

Since my hiatus from a board seat, I have worked tirelessly to bring JRC Juniors back into existence and to keep it growing/becoming stronger but I have also worked very closely with the Board to assist in any endeavor they asked. For example, Chuck Metzler and I researched learn to row classes country wide and not only proposed but wrote the Level 1 and Level 2 manuals and race prep formats. I have been a member, representing JRC, at the steering committee for Row for the Cure since its inception and have represented JRC with the Mayor?s Council for Fitness and Well-Being and the Waterways Commission. I have coached youth and learn to row classes, sat at JRC booths for health fairs from CitiCard to CitiStreet, to YMCA to JCA and taught erg technique to the clients of the River House. At the board level I have worked many pro bono hours on a number of legal issues from DCF contracts, to lease issues to regatta management, to background checks, to hiring coaches, to handling the waivers/legal issues surrounding publication of our members photos, national governing body cost comparisons and insurance quotes ? you name it.

I would like to see JRC continue to grow not only in membership numbers but in retaining members by offering them quality programs and events. I would like to see more communication with members, including newsletters and exit surveys when members fall away; and use that info to improve the quality of the programs we do offer. I would like to see the youth and the master?s teams continue to achieve goals and speed but also continue to find off the water camaraderie with each other and with our members who do not race or are new to the sport. Finally, I would like to see JRC plan and execute a $100,000 capital campaign, develop a mentor program and think about looking for a site that will allow us to grow and expand as necessary.

If anyone would like to contact me to discuss my candidacy, it is best to reach me at Barbara@sanchez-salazar.com

Janci M I would like to be considered for a JRC board position next year. My interest in rowing began 5 years ago when my daughter learned to row, and I served on the board of OARS(Orlando Area Rowing Society) for 3 years. I've only been a JRC member since moving to Jacksonville in January, and I think there is potential to increase the club membership-if that is what other members would like to do. Supporting the youth program will also help bring awareness of the Masters program to the community. Hosting (or co-hosting) a regatta is a great way to gain recognition, and earn funds to support the club. And, if I can get enough "volunteer hours" working for the club, I can get 2 free US Airways tickets for JRC. Bring on the building projects Jim!

p.s. I won't be able to attend the party/meeting on Dec. 30

Katherine Isaacs

I have been involved with JRC and the JRC Juniors for about a year and a half. Following my daugher's ACL surgery two years ago, she searched for a sport that that would minimize having the knee problem again. She went to the Episcopal Crew camp in the summer and she and I together took the Beginners class at JRC that same summer. In the fall she rowed with Bolles and fell in love with the sport. This is the time we contacted Barbara Sanchez-Salazar about a youth team with Bishop Kenny. After lots of meeting and phone calls we had a youth team in the Spring. I was instrumental in organizing the trips out of town, including tranportation, food and lodging. We ended the season with about 21 rowers and went to States. For the Fall season we had 25 rowers including a mens boat.

I am most interested in helping the JRC Juniors grow, not only in size, but to compete at the state and regional level where other teams recognize our name and know we are a solid and strong team each year. Alot of schools do not have a crew team and we have an excellent opportunity in Jacksonville to reach out those kids.

I work 3/4 time and have most afternoons off after 2:00 so I am usually at crew practice or running errands for the team.

If someone would like to talk to me more about my background. Please email me or call my cell phone at 472-3091.

Cameron Winship >From Peter King: Cameron has been involved in the rowing community for many years and has children involved in rowing. He has done an excellent job as treasurer for JRC for two years. We have really appreciated having his common sense on the board. Cameron may be able to elablorate more at the Party.

Tom Rizzo >From Peter King: Tom is a professional who has been active at JRC for many years and has a son that rows with Stanton and a daughter that rows with JRC youth. He has volunteered for every one of JRC's construction projects and is a tireless competitor and an steel bunned erg monster. Tom is incommunicado now so he will be able to elaborate more at the party

Peter King I have loved the sport of rowing since I first started in college many moons ago. Being in JRC has been one of the best parts of my move to Jacksonville in 1999. I have stuck with the club through thick and thin. Two years ago, with only three members remaining on the Board, there was discussion of disbanding JRC and selling or donating the equipment. That's really how I became president. As you can see, JRC has come a long way in two years (baby)! Numerous infrastructure projects have been completed such as the building of the dock (that's right folks, we used to wade out in the muck), the shed (wich allowed us to have an erg room for free), remodeling of boathouse, and purchase of some great new boats and oars. I am a strong believer in competition, since we are "rowing club" after all. Winning these races is a big way for us to have pride in ourselves, in JRC, and in our city that we represent. It also gives us goals and a reason to get up early in the morning. I am also a strong believer in empowerment and ownership and not getting in the way. THat means giving people authority to do what they can do to make the club better and feel like its "their" club. The momentum is increasing as we get ready for another great year that will culminate in going to the nationals in Tenn. So let's kick some butt. Vote for Pedro!